Yogurt intake is associated with a healthier dietary pattern and is a lower contributor of energy intake in obese individuals (1018.6)

Objectives: To examine whether yogurt consumption is associated with Prudent or Western dietary patterns and to study associations between total, fat‐free, low‐fat (2% M.F.) yogurt intake and obesity. Methods: A 91‐items food frequency questionnaire was administered to 664 subjects from the INFOGENE study. Obesity was defined as having a body mass index > 30kg/m². A total of 564 subjects (160 obese and 404 non‐obese individuals) consumed yogurt and were then classified as “consumers”. Results: Yogurt consumption (daily servings) was positively associated to the Prudent dietary pattern (r=0.15, p=0.0001) and inversely associated to the Western dietary pattern (r=‐0.22, p<0.0001). In yogurt consumers, yogurt contributed to a lesser extent to daily energy intake in obese than in non‐obese individuals (% of total energy, 2.92±2.53% vs. 3.54±2.49% respectively, p=0.02). In addition, non‐obese subjects reported more daily servings of high‐fat yogurt compared to obese individuals (0.18±0.40 vs. 0.10±0.23, p=0.03). Conclusions: This study shows that yogurt consumption is associated with a healthier dietary pattern. Moreover, the contribution of yogurt to daily energy intake is more pronounced in non‐obese individuals. Grant Funding Source : Danone Nutricia Research, Centre Daniel Carasso